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As artificial intelligence companies compete for increasingly scarce training material, some are reportedly turning to an unexpectedly old-fashioned source: physical books. AI developers and their contractors are purchasing large quantities of secondhand books, removing their bindings and scanning the pages before destroying or recycling the originals, according to a July
Chinese Tech Giant Huawei Linked to Surveillance Operations and Intelligence Gathering: Report
An analysis by the Washington Post finds that Chinese telecommunications firm Huawei may have played...
US Using Export Control Tools to Sanction Chinese Company SenseTime Group
On Dec. 10, the White House released a “Joint Statement on the Export Controls and Human Rights ...
China’s Tech Industry Seeing Largest Round of Layoffs as Beijing’s Sweeping Crackdown Continues
As Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s crackdown on the country’s Big Tech sector continues, Beijing’s regulators...
US and Taiwan Reach New Agreement to Bolster Chip Technology
The U.S. and Taiwan have reached a new agreement to strengthen cooperation between the two by establishing...
US Manufacturing Activity Growth Slows in November
According to a survey of purchasing managers released on Dec. 1, factory activity in November was affected...
IBM’s Latest Quantum Processor Pushes the Limits of Existing Science
In what is being heralded as a “landmark achievement” IBM on Nov. 16, unveiled its Eagle 127-qubit quantum...
Former Inner Mongolia Vice Chairman Yun Gongmin Accused of Collecting Bribes Totalling More Than 400M
On November 24, Yun Gongmin, the former secretary of the Communism Party Committee (CPC) of Erdos City...
China Bought Out an Italian Military Drone Company in 2018 and Nobody Noticed
In order to advance its national, economic, and military goals, the People’s Republic of China (PRC)...
YouTube Erases Dislike Count, Claims Change Is For ‘Creators’ Sake’
On Wednesday, Nov. 10, YouTube announced it will be removing the dislike count across its platform, citing...